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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



Fakfugium Argentium 



FARFUGIUItt. 



Grande {Leopard Plant). This is 

 an extremely ornamental plant. Its 

 large, circular leaves, thickly spotted 

 with creamy-white and yellow, make 

 it wonderfully effective for room dec- 

 oration. It likes a soil of loam and 

 mucky matter, half and half, with a 

 good deal of Water. Ample pro- 

 vision, however, should be made for 

 drainage. Once a month apply a 

 fertilizer, as it is a gross feeder when 

 allowed to have its way. Keep in 

 the shade. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Argentium. A rare variety, with 

 glaucous green foliage, which, in- 

 stead of being spotted, is edged with 

 creamy-white; very pretty. (See 

 cut. ) 50 cts. each. 



FICUS (Rubber Plait). 



Altissima. la general appearance 

 similar to F. Elasticd, but with 

 smaller dark green, glossy foliage, 

 with white veins. 50 cts. each. 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber plant. 4-inch pot, 10 

 inches high, 50 cts. each; 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. 

 each; 6-inch pot, 24 inches high, $1.00 each. 



Pandurata ( The Majestic Rubber Plant). A truly majestic 

 plant. Its gigantic leaves, which frequently measure 10 

 inches in width by 15 inches in length, are irregular in out- 

 line, and of a rich, deep green, of remarkable substance, 

 enabling the plant to flourish under the most unfavorable con- 

 ditions. One of the finest foliage plants. Specimen plants, 

 2h feet high, $3.00 each; 4 feet high, $5.00 each. 



Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage; 

 useful for baskets, covering greenhouse walls, etc. 25 cts. each. 



— Minima. A variety of the above with much smaller leaves. 

 25 cts. each. 



Utilis. Early distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 

 leathery, from 9 to 10 inches long, one-half as wide, of a rich 

 holly green, with midrib and principle veins of an ivory- 

 white. Strong plants, 75 cts. each. 



FITTONIA. 



Trailing plants with handsome variegated foliage; most useful 

 in the conservatory for planting on surface of pots or tubs con- 

 taining specimen plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with network of pure white 



veins. 25 cts. each. 

 Verschaffeitl. Bronzy-green with pink variegation. 25 cts. each. 



DREER'S FINE FERNS. 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative Ferns. For 

 complete list see our annual Garden Book. 



Adiantum Farleyense Qloriosa. An easy-growing form 

 of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, Adiantum Farley- 

 ense. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 

 Asplenium Nidus Avis {Bird's Nest Fern). An inter- 

 esting species with large dark green foliage. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each; 5-inch pots, $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 

 Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum {Crested Holly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satis- 

 factory for apartment use, and this new variety has made a place for itself in 

 the front rank as a decorative plant. Its foliage is of rich, glossy, dark 

 green; the pinnse or leaflets, besides being wavy or undulated on the edges, 

 are also deeply cut or toothed, giving the plant a graceful and light appear- 

 ance. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 

 Nephrolepis Bostoniensis (Boston Fern). The original type, with long 



graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 

 Nephrolepis Elegantissima Improved {Ostrich Plume Fern). A beauti- 

 ful crested form, with broad plume- 

 like fronds. 4-inchpots,25cts.each. 

 Nephrolepis Scotti {Dwarf Bos- 

 ton Fern). A dwarf-growing form; 

 a beautiful Fern. 4-inch pots, 25 

 cts. each. 

 Polypodium Mandalanum. This 

 beautiful Fern produces on well- 

 grown plants fronds from 2 to 3 feet 

 long; the pinnas is beautifully 

 fringed or laciniated. 6-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each. 

 Pteris Childsi. The most beauti- 

 ful of all the Pteris. The fronds are 

 large, with the pinnse deeply den- 

 tated and undulated on the edges 

 and crested tips. 5-inch pots, $1.00 

 each. 



Fern Dish with Cocos Palm for Centre. 



FERNS FOR 



FERN DISHES. 



We have at all times a good supply 

 of the most desirable varieties for this 

 purpose. 2^ inch pots, $1.00 per 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum 



